A Massachusetts mother is outraged that she was led to an airport pet relief room after she asked for an area where she could pump breast milk.Liz Cooper, of Newton, was headed to Hershey, Pennsylvania for a conference, and it was her first time flying without her 4-month-old.Watch reportShe had a layover at Washington Dulles International Airport and needed to use her breast pump.She said she asked for a private place to pump and was shocked when a United Airlines employee showed her to the pet relief room.“There was no door, and there was a red fire hydrant in there for dogs to pee,” Cooper said. “It’s pretty much ridiculous in the year 2015 that we have to talk about this.”Cooper said she was also denied access to the United Club Area because she is not a member.“Although many of the airport terminals where we operate do not have dedicated private spaces, we welcome nursing mothers to breastfeed or pump on our aircraft and in our facilities,” a United spokesperson said.The airline said it plans to apologize to Cooper that she wasn’t provided more suitable accommodations.Logan Airport has facilities for nursing mothers in every terminal, a spokeswoman said. They are located in the family bathrooms and each is equipped with a nursing station.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —

A Massachusetts mother is outraged that she was led to an airport pet relief room after she asked for an area where she could pump breast milk.

Liz Cooper, of Newton, was headed to Hershey, Pennsylvania for a conference, and it was her first time flying without her 4-month-old.

She had a layover at Washington Dulles International Airport and needed to use her breast pump.

She said she asked for a private place to pump and was shocked when a United Airlines employee showed her to the pet relief room.

“There was no door, and there was a red fire hydrant in there for dogs to pee,” Cooper said. “It’s pretty much ridiculous in the year 2015 that we have to talk about this.”

Cooper said she was also denied access to the United Club Area because she is not a member.

“Although many of the airport terminals where we operate do not have dedicated private spaces, we welcome nursing mothers to breastfeed or pump on our aircraft and in our facilities,” a United spokesperson said.

The airline said it plans to apologize to Cooper that she wasn’t provided more suitable accommodations.

Logan Airport has facilities for nursing mothers in every terminal, a spokeswoman said. They are located in the family bathrooms and each is equipped with a nursing station.